Where does “kremfløyte” come from?
kremfløyte (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål krem, from French crème, from Middle French chresme, from Old French cresme, from Late Latin crama, from Late Latin chrisma, from Ancient Greek χρῖσμα, from Ancient Greek χρίω — to rub; to stroke; to grind.
kremfløyte (Norwegian Bokmål): alternative form of kremfløte
Definitions
- alternative form of kremfløte
Ancestry of “kremfløyte”, step by step
kremfløyte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål krem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | krem | cream |
| 2 | French | crème | cream; cool; café crème |
| 3 | Middle French | chresme | cream (milk product) |
| 4 | Old French | cresme | cream |
| 5 | Late Latin | crama | skim; nominative plural of crāmum; accusative... |
| 6 | Late Latin | chrisma | ointment |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χρῖσμα | anointing, unction; wall coating, plaster |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χρίω | to rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰrēy- | to smear; to paint, streak, smear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰer- | to rub; to stroke; to grind |